Lehigh University - Epitome Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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J tip 5L=4 ' . Applications foi admission have increased to a iprecedented figure, nei essitatingseld - live systems foi admission, and this in spite ol the increase ol tuition cost to $400 beginning September, 1928 Vcademic departments have been materiall) strengthened by the addition ol numerous outstanding educators to the Faculty. Considerable attention has been given bj the Vdministration t athletics, and it begins to look .is though the time is iir.M .it hand when students, alumni, fa ultj and administration will come to a common understanding his battli arred ground and give birth to a Lehigh system ol handling intercollegiate sporl that will satisfy all groups I ' ll, present yeai marked a i hange in the trend ol administrative activity, i aused by the gift I the James Ward Packard Engineering Laboratory. Whereas much attention had been given previously to the strengthening ol the non technical curricula, where the need was most urgent, now we have interest foi used on the engineet ing i ollege which has always been Lehigh ' s pride. Now that the Arts and Business Colleges are up to the traditional Lehigh standard, the program calls foi the establishment ol an even higher standard in engineering .1 reputation sei I 1 ne However, this does not implj that progress will cease in other departments; even now, plans are undei wa) foi the enlargement of the Librarj .mil the extension ol work and facilities in the cultural and humanistii departments. rhe numerous physical changes mentioned have obviouslj involved the expenditure ol large sums and will naturally result in im reased maintenam ■ costs. Practically every improvement causes an increase in the 1 niversitj ' s budget for the year ' s operation. 1 his constantly growing expensi has been met very largelj by the doubling ol Lehigh ' s ( leneral Endowment Fund as .1 result ol the generositj I her Alumni. The Endowment ( am paign, which was launched in 1923 has practically come to .1 close with more than two inilliini dollars added to Lehigh ' s productive capital. This endowment fund is yielding the income which defrays the added operating expenses In addition, however, the Alumni have undertaken in the last year ti itribute each year direi tly to Lehigh ' s im ome with the result that each June henceforth a tidy sum will be presented by the Alumni to the I niversitj to spend for current purposes. This yeai the University will probably benefit to the extent of about twenty-thousand dollars. Another important source ol new revenue to provide foi newlj recurring expenses is the increased tuition fee which goes into effei 1 September, 1928, when the tuition in .ill depart ments will be raised to four hundred dollars. When President Ril hards presented his Sur e ol the Needs ill I ehiy;li in V ' l. ' i, the must opt imisl i I ehigh in. in was staggered by the immensity of the undertaking proposed, and hardly dared dream that it might In- realized. It is significant that tin- survej still stands as I e high ' s plan and that I i . Richards has nevet wavered on his course to the goal he set for himself. But now, il we 1 he I- ofl the many items that have materialized in .1 short foui years, even the most sceptical must agree that the Greater 1 ehigh is no longei a 1 ati h phrase, but .1 splendid actualitj just around the corner. Chrislmas-Saucon Hall us it looks today •( 27 J-

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I I 3L Christmas and Saucon Haiti befc emodeling front, shift gears, wheel steering, etc. Additional capital, furnished by Detroit financiers, was put in, and the company moved to Detroit. Mr. 1 ' arkard was president of the organ- ization from its organization until 1915, and chairman of the Board of Directors. It is interesting to note that the original stockholders in the Packard Company still hold a dominating interest in the concern. Mr. Packard was married in 1904 to Elizabeth Achsah Gillmer, daughter of Judge and Mrs. T. I. Gillmer, of Warren, Ohio, and they make their residence at Lakewood, New York and Warren. Mr. Packard has retired from active participation in business, but still keeps a keen interest in the various enterprises in which he has been concerned. He is a member of the Engineers Club of New York City, the Automobile Club of America, the Detroit Club, of Detroit, Michigan, the Union Club, of Cleveland, Ohio, and is an honorary life member of the B. P. O. Elks. The new laboratory will not only provide superb accommodations for the Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Departments, but it will also make new and better quarters available for other Departments. Thus, the entire Physics Building will be occupied by the Physics Department, and will undoubtedly be remodelled to provide every modern facility for instruction and advanced scientific work. Half of Williams Hall will be avail- able for the Department of Metallurgy, and possibly the Department of Philosophy, and Psychology, thus providing needed space for the expansion of the Departments of Chemis- try and Mathematics. During the present year, the Arts College and the College of Business Administration have oriented themselves to the excellent quarters provided by the remodelling of old Christmas and Saucon Halls. The joining and refinishing of these two historic structures provided, in the new Christmas-Saucon Hall, spacious and convenient housing for Business Administration and English; at the same stroke Coppee Hall was given over entirely to the Arts College, providing accommodations that should be adequate for some years. Christmas-Saucon Hall is decidedly an impressive addition to the campus, even more attractive and useful than expected, and yet preserving the identity of the two original buildings. This outline of current physical improvements would not be complete without mention of minor but noticeable and commendable steps taken in the past year such as the redecora- tion of Drown Hall, Packer Hall and the general sprucing-up of the University grounds. The rebuilt swimming pool with its fine system of water purification is another of the welcome improvements of 1926. The remodelling of the Commons into the Armory, and the gloomy basement of Drown Hall into a popular cafeteria are additional examples of the far-sighted efficiency of the administration. Although these physical developments are more spectacular, there have been improve- ments in personnel and policies throughout the University that are no less interesting. 1 26 ]•

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2L r The Faculty NEIL I AROTHERS, It. A.., Hi D Head of the ( allege oj Business Ydministratii WILLIAM ESTY. S. B., M. A. Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering BENJAMIN LEROY MILLER, A. B., Ph. D. Head of the Department oj Geology PHILIP MASON PALMER. A. B. Head of the College of Arts and V on, l HARRY MAAS ULLMAN, A. B.. Ph. D. Head of the Department of Chemistry RALPH JUSTIN FOGG. B. S. Head of the Department of Civil Engineering {28 } %